Psalms 122

1 A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

“A song of the degrees by David.” I was rejoiced when they said unto me, Unto the house of the Lord let us go.

2 Our feet stood in your courts, O Jerusalem.

Our feet are now standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem!

3 Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.

Jerusalem, which art built as a city wherein all associate together.

4 For there the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.

For thither go up the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

5 For there are set thrones for judgment, [even] thrones for the house of David.

For there are placed chairs for [giving] judgment, the chairs for the house of David.—

6 Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and [let there be] prosperity to them that love you.

Pray ye for the peace of Jerusalem; may those that love thee prosper.

7 Let peace, I pray, be within your host, and prosperity in your palaces.

May there be peace within thy walls, prosperity within thy palaces,

8 For the sake of my brethren and my neighbors, I have indeed spoken peace concerning you.

For the sake of my brethren and my friends, let me now speak, Peace be within thee.

9 Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have diligently sought your good.

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, will I seek thy good.